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SRV Say What Lick

Anthony — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:48:22 +0000

One of my favorite SRV licks of all time, from a live performance of "Say What" on Saturday Night Live in 1986. Use of a wah-wah pedal really brings out the subtle rhythm in this lick nicely.

Funky Hendrix Rhythm Tricks

Anthony — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 22:07:22 +0000

This lesson breaks down the funky rhythm technique used by Hendrix on songs like Izabella. I'm not nearly as familiar with the Hendrix style as some others, but this is one thing I remember being pretty jazzed about when I figured it out.

Hendrix Chord Tricks

Anthony — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 23:27:22 +0000

Learn several modifications to standard chord forms to sound more like Hendrix or SRV.

SRV Leave My Girl Alone - ACL Lick Lesson

Anthony — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 02:58:14 +0000

If you've wondered why Stevie's performance of "Leave My Girl Alone" at his '89 Austin City Limits performance sounded so different (and awesome), it's because he was playing certain signature licks slightly differently than usual. In this lesson I'll show you how they were different and teach you one of the fastest licks from that performance.

Fast SRV Lick

Anthony — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 01:42:27 +0000

This video used to be sold as a premium lesson, but it got lost in the shuffle as I put out more and more lesson series, so I'm dusting it off and putting the entire 20 minute lesson out as a free lesson. The first part of the lesson focuses on what notes to play, and the last half (the part that used to be 'premium') focuses on some the nitty-gritty details that make it sound the way it does.

Thanksgiving Ballad Jam Lesson

Anthony — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:35:18 +0000

This video teaches you the basic chords to a ballad style backing track I created, and then at the end, you can play along, playing rhythm as I solo and vice versa. My way of saying thanks on Thanksgiving for all the support and kind words.

Monster SRV Slow Blues Lick

Anthony — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:56:10 +0000

A viewer sent me an mp3 of Stevie playing "Lost Your Good Thing Now", the classic B.B. King tune, and pointed me to an incredibly fast lick in the middle of the song. With the help of Capo, I think I got most of it figured out. I still can't play it with the correct accents and play it cleanly at nearly the speed Stevie did, but in this lesson I break the lick into small parts that will make it easier to play at any speed.

Insane Voodoo Chile' Lick - Redo

Anthony — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:10:02 +0000

A remake of a lesson I did a long time ago, which had a few things not quite right. This time should be better, hopefully :-)

Hideaway Sliding Chords

Anthony — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 23:39:02 +0000

One of my favorite parts of this Freddie King cover by SRV is the awesome sliding double-stop chords that occur a few choruses into the song. I've been playing this wrong for many years, but I decided to figure it out, and teach this lesson on it.

Voodoo Chile Sliding Chords

Anthony — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 00:54:03 +0000

This lesson explains the sliding chords that you hear near the end of Voodoo Chile Slight Return, from the Couldn't Stand The Weather Album. While none of the chords is more than two strings, the changing fret distance between the notes and the changing picking rhythm makes this a tricky sequence to play. Not to mention the highest note you can reach to cap it off.